Song to Say Goodbye

"Song to Say Goodbye" is the second single from Placebo's fifth studio album, Meds. It was produced by Dimitri Tikovoi. The first single, "Because I Want You" was only released in the United Kingdom, so elsewhere, "Song to Say Goodbye" is considered the first single from Meds. The song develops around piano notes that repeat throughout it.

There is a live version available of the song on the live EP Live at La Cigale.

Music video

The original video portrays a mentally challenged father while his son (played by Field Cate) is trying to cope with his dad's condition. It could also be interpreted as a role-reversal between father and son. The video is written and directed by Philippe André.

Background

Human Frailty was released on 7 April 1986 and is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Hunters & Collectors. Their line up was John Archer on bass guitar, Doug Falconer on drums, Jack Howard on trumpet, Robert Miles on live sound, Mark Seymour on lead vocals and guitar, Jeremy Smith on French horn, and Michael Waters on keyboards and trombone.

For her debut album, McPhee co-wrote three songs. She has had much more involvement in the writing process of this album, with writing credits on six of the songs.

After months of recording, the album process was completed on August 21. When asked to describe the album, McPhee has been quoted as saying that an "organic," "edgy," and more "adult" sound will be prominent on the album.

Content

"To Say Goodbye" is a piano ballad. In the first verse, the song describes a woman whose husband was killed in 9/11, and in the second an old man whose wife has Alzheimer's and cannot remember who he is. The chorus finds both realizing they didn't get the chance "to say goodbye."

Joey + Rory dedicated a special website to coincide with the single's release, an online community where people could share their personal stories and potentially say goodbye to the loved ones even after they're gone. Joey Martin uploaded a video of her talking about how she herself didn't get the chance "to say goodbye" to her brother Justin, who died in a car crash in July 1994. Additionally, Joey + Rory's MySpace features an edited version of the song, which includes a spoken intro from Joey describing her emotional connection to the song.

Head First (Badfinger album)

Head First is the final studio album to be released by British rock band Badfinger, released on November 14, 2000, but recorded 26 years earlier in December 1974, at the Beatles' Apple Studios in London and remained unreleased. Originally intended to be Badfinger's third album under its six-album contract with Warner Bros. Records, the recordings were shelved when legal difficulties erupted between the band and WB that year, and the version that was finally released (as Badfinger's twelfth album, including two live albums) was a rough mix of the album made by Phil McDonald, one of the engineers at Apple. The cover art for the album is a lion roaring.

History

Shortly before the group entered the studio, long-time member Joey Molland quit Badfinger, in part over band disagreements regarding management. Because Badfinger's longtime producer Chris Thomas felt that the band had had too little time to recover after making Wish You Were Here, Badfinger's management replaced him as producer with Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise, who had just become successful by producing KISS.

Song To Say Goodbye

I took you home from a party and we kissed in funA few stolen kisses and no harm was doneInstead of stoppin' when we could, we went right onTill suddenly we found that the brakes were goneYou belong to someone else and I do tooIt's just crazy bein' here with youAs a bad motorcycle with the devil in the seatGoin' ninety miles an hour down a dead end streetNinety miles an hour down a dead end streetI didn't want to want you but now I have no choiceIt's too late to listen to that warning voiceAll I hear is thunder of two hearts beatGoin' ninety miles an hour down a dead end streetYeah ninety miles an hour down a dead end streetYou're not free to belong to meAnd you know I could never be your ownYour lips on mine are like a sweet, sweet wineBut we're heading for a wall of stoneWarning signs are flashin' everywhere but we pay no heedInstead of slowin' down the place, we keep a pickin' up speedDisaster's gettin' closer every time we meetGoing ninety miles an hour down a dead end streetYeah, ninety miles an hour down a dead end street